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Are you a small nonprofit that wants to use technology more effectively but finds it overwhelming to get started? Maybe you are curious about the cloud and eager to experiment. Or maybe you already have a server and want to work more effectively while minimizing the change for your staff. You are not alone! There are lots of other charities, nonprofits and libraries in the same situation.
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Turmoil within TechSoup Canada: Jane vs. Tierney
Jane vs. Tierney: Tierney's Huddle Review
Is your organization working for a better way to coordinate your work in an online, flexible way? In this Jane vs. Tierney review on project management tools, I’ll be looking at Huddle.
Jane vs. Tierney: The Team Project Management Challenge
Do you find that you’re wasting time when working with others - sending files back and forth, looking for buried emails that contained important information, keeping track of who’s working on what? Maybe this is happening internally, or with your board, or between branches. Since most nonprofits rely primarily on email (or paper), almost everyone has this problem. In this review, we’re going to take a look at software for team project management/collaboration that will help you out with these issues.
3 Great Examples of Digital Storytelling at Work
We spent the month of April talking about digital storytelling, and I’ve been struck by the many different and creative ways that nonprofits are using video, photos and other online tools & channels to share stories. In this post I wanted to share a few of my favourite examples that I’ve come across.
10 Ways Nonprofits can use an Online Store
There are many ways a nonprofit can use an online store to raise money and support their mission. Learn about some examples, and find out about TechSoup Canada's new donor partner, Shopify.
April is Digital Storytelling month! Learn to share your story online
There’s nothing like a story to get your message across. When I’m trying to understand what a nonprofit does, I find mission statements are often vague and hard to understand, and numbers on their own are dry and lifeless. It’s stories that really paint a picture of what you do and of the change you are bringing about - whether you’re reaching out to someone who’s never heard about you, or to one of your most dedicated donors.
Are your Technology Priorities in Order? Take the Tech Self-Assessment
Have you ever wondered: How does our nonprofit’s technology shape up? Are we taking advantage of the technology available, or are we missing out on key capabilities that other organizations take for granted?
What would you like to learn about in 2013?
We want to hear from you - what are you interested in learning about in the next year? What is the most convenient way for you to learn about using technology in your nonprofit? Please share your thoughts in our quick, 4-question survey.
Online Meetings with GoToMeeting - TechSoup Canada’s Story
As the Canadian partner in the global TechSoup network, meeting in person is rarely an option - we rely on online meetings for our communications. This is especially important for our current project to update our website. For this project, we’re working with the TechSoup Global development team in Poland, and in order to manage the project efficiently we need to have frequent online meetings to check in on the project status and make sure we are communicating clearly. In these meetings we need to be able to talk to each other for free (i.e. no long distance costs), chat (e.g.
Best Kept Secrets: Our Favourite Nonprofit Resources
Have you ever been in the situation where you are looking for a very specific piece of information and you’re not sure where to look? Below is a list of a few of Framework, Ontario 211, and TechSoup Canada’s go-to resources when looking for information and inspiration.
Technology
TechCrunch: Technology is ever changing and TechCrunch is great resource to learn about new cloud tools and get updates on the ones we know about. TechCrunch is considered a must-read by people working in the technology sector.
